152 De Kalb Ave

Would you like beautiful views of Fort Greene Park in every window of your Brooklyn Brownstone? Have you been waiting for a stunning Fort Greene townhouse? And do you love 19th Century period details? Then 152 Dekalb Avenue is the brownstone you have been waiting for. The other good news this house is for someone who wants to move right in and not go through an agonizing renovation! (The building was renovated in the 2000s and has been well maintained by its owners.) It is a beautiful and classic Brooklyn Italianate brownstone located just off the corner of Dekalb Avenue and South Oxford looking directly across the street to Fort Greene Park. Built in the 1880s for the acclaimed Brooklyn family, the Bennetts, the original owner was James Gordon Bennett, who was prominent in New York City publishing. The townhouse is 20 feet wide, has four stories and is a two family with an owners triplex and a one bedroom garden rental. All of the original details have been maintained and that includes the original window shutters, marble mantels, enormous entry way doors, and wainscoting. to name a few details. Also, Two of the fireplaces are working and wood burning! The Garden apartment is a one bedroom and in great condition. It has access to the garden and a washer drier too. However if you want to use this as a single family, that’s easy too as the original connecting staircase still exists from the garden to the parlor floor and is hidden in a closet. As one approaches the townhouse, you enter through a historic front gate and fence. The exterior stair is accented with the original cast iron balustrade with gorgeous finials and a slate front garden. The front huge windows are accented by giant window sills for plantings. As you ascend the stairs you then see the stunning ten foot entry way doors which date back to the 1860s. . Once in the entry way and you enter the Parlor floor, it is magnificent with its white marble fireplace mantel that actually is a WBFP (wood burning fireplace) and elaborate “wedding cake“ plaster molding that lines the entire parlor floor, both front and back. The ceilings are very high and all the front floor to ceiling windows look out to the beautiful Fort Greene Park. The original curved mahogany stair case remains as well as other details like the original interior pair of enormous entry way doors, 7 marble mantel fireplaces, sliding pocket doors with etched glass, baseboards and stairway wainscoting. Filled with southern light, The kitchen is on the south end of the parlor floor with a prep island, high end appliances ie Subzero fridge, and tons of storage. And there is plenty of room for a large dining table. Bring your sunglasses because The piece de resistance is the three sets of gorgeous south facing ten foot high French doors with transoms looking out to the deck and garden. Designed with convenience in mind,There’s a powder room built under the stairs and it is where the stairway to the garden level is hidden.( This can be reopened and the two floors reconnected). On the third floor the primary suite has a large garden facing bedroom, marble mantel and fireplace and an large windowed bathroom with an old fashioned claw foot tub and shower. The bath can be accessed as an ensuite bath or from the hallway. In addition to the many closets, Between the two rooms remains the original charming storage cupboards that still work. The second bedroom is in the front and is being used as a TV room/living room. The top floor has 3 bedrooms and two are used as offices and the rear room is set up as a bedroom. The top floor bath is tiled and has a glass shower and also can be used en-suite or as a hallway bath. There is an old fashioned large landing at the very top of the stairs with a beautiful hallway skylight over the stairs and another skylight in the bath. Access to the roof is from the hallway closet. The garden is the ideal south facing garden and is landscaped with raised beds, hydrangeas and a large fig tree, slate walkways, fenced and has plenty of room for dining and other activities. The downstairs one bedroom apartment is very pretty with a renovated kitchen and bath, plus It has a washer/drier and a door to the garden. It has a high rental income potential or can be easily connected back to the upper triplex as another option.The building has been well maintained since its renovation 20ish years ago and All mechanicals work well. You literally could move in immediately and live there! Heat is gas. Taxes are $11,848. Fort Greene is a beautiful area and this house is close to all of its restaurants like Walters, Sailor and Dinos. Shopping is nearby also on Fulton Street with Provisions and then Whole Foods too. It is also conveniently located close to the trains at Fulton Street and Barclays. And of course, the historic Calvert Vaux and Frederick Olmstead Fort Greene Park is across the street the weekend Farmers Market and other activities. Information Building 20x45 Lot 20x100 Bedrooms: 6 Baths 3.5 Deck 20 feet x 7 Approx SF 3200 Direction North/South Floors 4 Families 2 Garden length 55 feet Taxes. $11,848 Landmarked Yes Working fireplaces: 2 Marble mantels 7 Laundry: both garden level and top floor have washer/driers